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Nunavut [a] is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada.It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act [12] and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, [13] which provided this territory to the Inuit for self-government.
The Canadian territory of Nunavut, which was established in 1999 from the Northwest Territories by the 1993 Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, is divided into three regions.. Though these regions have no governments of their own, Nunavut's territorial government services are highly decentralized on a regional b
"The Left Coast" – a name shared with the West Coast of the United States, referring to the region notably leaning politically left. [6]"British California" – a play on the initials of the province, referring to its similarities with California in terms of culture, geography (particularly in the Lower Mainland), politics, and demographics.
All of Nunavut's 25 municipalities are hamlets except for the City of Iqaluit, [5] which is the territory's capital. The largest municipality by population in Nunavut is the capital city, Iqaluit, with 7,429 residents, home to 20.2% of the territory's population. [3] The smallest municipality by population is Grise Fiord with 144 residents. [3]
The eastern Arctic includes the self-governing territory of Nunavut (much of which is in the true Arctic, being north of the Arctic Circle), sometimes excluding Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk; Nunavik, an autonomous part of the province of Quebec; Nunatsiavut, an autonomous part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and perhaps a few parts ...
Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), [5] in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada, the second-largest island in the Americas (behind Greenland), and the fifth-largest island in the world.
Canada is divided into 10 provinces and three territories.The majority of Canada's population is concentrated in the areas close to the Canada–US border.Its four largest provinces by area (Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta) are also its most populous; together they account for 86.5 percent of the country's population.
Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories. Nunavut is a territory of Canada. It has a land area of 1,877,787.62 km 2 (725,017.85 sq mi). [1]